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Streamwood -- Back to School Safety Day sponsored by the...

September 01, 1999

Streamwood -- Back to School Safety Day sponsored by the police department and Kane County Safe Kids will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald's, 91 W. Irving Park Rd. For information, call 630-837-0953.

Mount Prospect -- "Homeschool Connection," a program on resources, materials and services to enhance home-schooling instruction, will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 at the library, 10 S. Emerson St. Register at the information desk or call 847-253-5675.

Elgin Community College -- Tickets are on sale for the 10th annual Hispanic Heritage Breakfast at 8 a.m. Sept. 9 in the Business Conference Center at the college, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Bernardo Ramirez, vice president of the National Council of LaRaza in Washington, D.C., is the keynote speaker. Musical entertainment will be provided by Tururo and artwork will be on display. There will also be a book sale. Tickets are $10 at the administration office. Seating is limited. For information, call 847-888-7998 or 847-214-7222.

The deadline is Tuesday to register for "Getting In Touch with Your Feminine Side," a retreat for women sponsored by the college, to be held Sept. 24 and 25 at Camp Algonquin in Algonquin. The retreat is appropriate for mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. Space is limited. The cost is $149. For information and registration, call 847-622-3036.

Oakton Community College -- The college's Emeritus Program will hold its 14-week Passages Seminar lectures from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. The first two lectures are "Now & Zen: Why I Became a Buddhist," Tuesday and "An Alternative to Religions of Worship," Sept. 14. The cost is $25 for ages 60 and older in-district, and $30 for ages 59 and younger and out-of-district, for the series. A single registration is required. For information, call 847-635-1414.